"
THE MONCTONIANS Vol 1" by J E Belliveau.
Citizens,
Saints and Scoundrels. Soft Cover. Over 300 pages
with
Index.
A very interesting book with lots of genealogical - biographical and
historical
information. Published 1981.
"The men and women who made Moncton were as colorful a lot as any
Canadian city has produced. In this people-history of the place which
became the centre of regional transportation, trade and distribution,
the long-settled community's life is told for the first time in terms
of social structure. Both as to individuals and groups. The sinners are
here as well as the saints and ordinary citizens. There are stories of
hardship and heroism but also of murders and mysteries and the
scandalous behaviour of scoundrels along with the builders and
benefactors. Indeed, the story sometimes reads more like a novel than a
history." Cover picture shows
four men , appointed government commissioners to choose a site for the
headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway: A.W. McLelan (who became
lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia), C. J. Brydges, who became first
general manager of the railway, E. B. Chandler, who became lieutenant
governor of New Brunswick, and Aquila Walsh, of Quebec. This picture was
taken in 1876 at Rimouski, P. Q. 324 pages. Full name Index
Book 5033 published
1981 - second printing 1982 good condition - dust jacket shows
minor wear. soft cover. $29.95 plus $10.00 shipping and handling
within North America - Contact
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Book 5034 published 1981 - third printing 1983 - dust jacket shows wear. soft cover.
interior in good condition. $24.95 plus $10.00 shipping and handling
within North America - Contact
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THE MONCTONIANS -
Volume 2 " by J E Belliveau.
SCAMPS,
SCHOLARS and POLITICIANS. It is easy and informative reading
heavily sprinkled with anecdotes and personal recollections gleaned from
countless interviews and old letters. The author looks at the social,
political and industrial life on an ever vibrant city.
Soft Cover.330 pages with Index.
Book 8224 Vol 2 $32.95 plus $10.00 shipping and handling
within North America - soft cover - appears to be first edition published in 1982 - dust jacket shows wear and handling - interior good. Several pictures.
Will bundle Volumes one and two for $49.95 plus $12.00 shipping
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Some
interesting information on the books at http://www.rubycusack.com/issue444.html
In reading “
The Monctonians” by
J. E. Belliveau, I learned that Elisha Trites’s late husband, Jacob,
was the first permanent settler and owner of the present day City of
Moncton.
There are lots of interesting facts in the books, such as, the first
Mayor of Moncton, shipbuilder Joseph Salter and his wife Margaret Shaw
had their picture taken in the late 1850s by Canadian photographer
Notman of Montreal.
James Trites Dunlap was the wealthiest Moncton man of his time. His
second house was completed just before his death in 1879.
Ethel “Queenie” Murphy taught for fifty-two years in Moncton schools
and was the first woman graduated from Dalhousie University.
Catherine Hennessey, of Kilkenny, Ireland arrived in 1849 as a trained
teacher and taught for fifty years in Moncton schools.
Oliver Jones, the seventh child in a family of nine of Petitcodiac, was
Moncton’s first banker. He was involved in many business adventures,
from manufacturing of soap to building ships.
Simon Newcomb became the greatest American astronomer of the 19th
century.
The two volumes of “
The
Monctonians” by J. E. Belliveau published in the early 1980s
reveal stories of not only the early settlers but of the Citizens,
Saints, Scoundrels, Scamps, Scholars and Politicians who made Moncton
and in so doing a portrait is painted of a City and its people.